Hendrik Grave

Hendrik Grave (1670-) was an admiral of the United Provinces during the War of the Spanish Succession.

Biography
Grave was a veteran of the War of the Grand Alliance, serving aboard Dutch ships in the war on the high seas with France. In the War of the Spanish Succession, however, he was stationed in Dutch Ceylon, and was made an admiral in the summer of 1708. His fleet blockaded the trade routes in southern India that Spain used to transport goods, cutting Spain's trade income.